living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
failure; mistake; blunder
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
cooperation; collaboration
later on; eventually; afterwards
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
smoothly; easily; readily
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be surprised; to be astonished
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
personality; character; individuality; personhood
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nothing but; none other than